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**soonahonsefalh** · 10-28-2008, 02:20 AM

I say go back to 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The problem of competitiveness is solving itself. With Schumacher gone, Ferrari is no longer the awe of the F1 community & even McLaren-Mercedes are losing ground rapidly to BMW Sauber & Renault & Toyota will only improve, as will Red Bull. Put simply it's getting tighter & tighter now that the man-to-beat is gone. Some say go for 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 & on paper that seems fair, but I'd rather it be a top-six tier.

But surely with new regulations next year there's an increased chance that one team will get it right and run away with the championship. Even last year Ferrari and McLaren were clear at the top, with BMW a distinct 3rd, so under the old system the other 8 teams would have scored very few points. Dominance in F1 comes and goes, it's not like Schumacher's 2002 and 2004 titles were the only dominant titles ever, and short of spec chassis and engines they probably won't be the last either.

10-28-2008, 02:20 AM	#32
soonahonsefalh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 603 Senior Member	I say go back to 10, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The problem of competitiveness is solving itself. With Schumacher gone, Ferrari is no longer the awe of the F1 community & even McLaren-Mercedes are losing ground rapidly to BMW Sauber & Renault & Toyota will only improve, as will Red Bull. Put simply it's getting tighter & tighter now that the man-to-beat is gone. Some say go for 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 & on paper that seems fair, but I'd rather it be a top-six tier. But surely with new regulations next year there's an increased chance that one team will get it right and run away with the championship. Even last year Ferrari and McLaren were clear at the top, with BMW a distinct 3rd, so under the old system the other 8 teams would have scored very few points. Dominance in F1 comes and goes, it's not like Schumacher's 2002 and 2004 titles were the only dominant titles ever, and short of spec chassis and engines they probably won't be the last either.
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